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| Thread ID: 57746 | 2005-05-11 10:16:00 | ok to sell MS Windows XP? | timmy5953 (6846) | Press F1 |
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| 354135 | 2005-05-11 10:16:00 | A friend is upgrading an older HP computer that is short of everything except a decent optg system -Windows XP. If she buys a new unit with Windows XP loaded, is it legit for her to uninstal and sell the XP software on her old computer? I presume it is an OEM version. | timmy5953 (6846) | ||
| 354136 | 2005-05-11 10:26:00 | If its OEM I dont think you can. I think its supposed to go with the computer you got |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 354137 | 2005-05-11 11:48:00 | Gleaned from a website: Original Equipment Manufacturer, or “OEM”, is considered to be the software that is shipped with the purchase of new equipment. This equipment can be anything from a new computer or handheld device, to just a hard drive or system memory. OEM licensing for Microsoft products is typically lower than Retail and Volume licensing because it is normally sold in bulk to the manufacturers of the equipment you are really purchasing. The manufacturers pass some of this savings on to the consumer, but there is one catch. The license of that software must stay with whatever system or hardware you purchased! In other words, if you replace that software with something else, technically you can’t just sell it or give it away to someone else to use on another system. OEM licensing may sometimes have minimum quantities that you must purchase, but it is very rare. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 354138 | 2005-05-11 12:07:00 | As others have said it's supposed to stay with the system/hardware it was purchased with. In the real world, who cares and who's gonna know |
bartsdadhomer (80) | ||
| 354139 | 2005-05-11 12:30:00 | See how much you can get for the system complete with XP. The OS is probably worth more than the PC. | Murray P (44) | ||
| 354140 | 2005-05-11 12:31:00 | In the real world, who cares and who's gonna know With XP OEM it has to be activated, if not a BIOS locked version. So someone (MS) does actually see a different hardware being used on an OEM copy. They have the opportunity to block it. Whether they do is a moot point. Also if it was bundled/preloaded on a brand name system, the copy of XP is likely to be BIOS locked to the PC it was supplied on, and will not load on another system. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 354141 | 2005-05-11 21:59:00 | Its a big money making scheme in my opinion. Get a new PC and throw away perfectly good software and hardware so the makers can get more money off you. | pctek (84) | ||
| 354142 | 2005-05-11 23:00:00 | I think they well have problems activating it on another computer. Trevor:) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 354143 | 2005-05-11 23:09:00 | They wont have any problem unless its been activated recently,and even then a 3 minute convo with MS over the phone will sort it. | Metla (12) | ||
| 354144 | 2005-05-12 12:54:00 | The activation only lasts for 90 days, after which it will activate on another machine. | mzee (3324) | ||
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